Allegro

Musical terminology - A

English
  • a, à (Fr.) – "at", "to", "by", "for", "in", "in the style of".
  • aber (Gr.) – "but".
  • a cappella – in the manner of chapel music, without instrumental accompaniment.
  • accelerando – gradually increasing the tempo; "accelerating".
  • accentato – "with emphasis"
  • acciaccatura – "crushing" – A very fast grace note that is "crushed" against the note that follows and takes up no value in the measure.

Vivaldi, Autumn

English

Autumn sonnet:

Allegro

Celebrates the peasant, with songs and dances,
The pleasure of a bountiful harvest.
And fired up by Bacchus' liquor, many end their revelry in sleep.

Adagio molto
Everyone is made to forget their cares and to sing and dance

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